Ceramic carafe

Germany 1970, brand VEB Haldensleben, material ceramic, cm Ø 6,5 height 19,5

Delicate pink and blue floral motifs bloom across the crisp white surface of this vintage ceramic carafe with lid.
Crafted in East Germany in 1970 by VEB Haldensleben, it reflects a tradition of fine workmanship that endured behind the Iron Curtain.

VEB Haldensleben was an East German state-owned ceramics factory in the northern German town of Haldensleben. It was founded in 1945 with the nationalization of the Carstens Uffrecht factory following the division of Germany at the end of World War II. Carstens lost virtually all of its holdings with the founding of the GDR; the family fled to the West, where brothers Christian and Ernst founded Carstens Tönnieshof on a farm of the same name near the village of Freden, not far from the East German border. (VEB is an abbreviation of the phrase Volkseigener Betrieb, or People's Factory.)
When Germany was reunified in 1990, the factory returned to the Carstens family and was renamed Carstens Keramik Rheinsberg.
Halsdenleben used both white and brown clays, depending on availability.
Often, but not always, the bottom of the vases was marked with the company logo: a shallow dish superimposed on the letter "H" within a circle.
In this vase you can find the logo on the bottom.
This piece, virtually untouched, preserves both its refined beauty and the echoes of a complex history.
A graceful link between postwar resilience and enduring artistry.

CE-03-0044 - available